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DOWNSIZING
Summerfield ’ s brand new Display Home
NOW OPEN
Josephine Piccolo and Antonella Sergi of Design 2619 from Canberra were engaged to create the superb new Summerfield Display Home which opened last week for viewing in Villa 34 .
Sales director , Jane Mackenzie-Ross said , “ we have four of the best homes in the estate still for sale – we ’ ve kept the best for last .”
Jane is keen to talk to anyone seeking a brand new sustainable home , along with the marvellous additional community facilities such as heated indoor pool , clubhouse , and art and craft studio , all exclusively available to the residents of Summerfield .
This is a boutique estate of only 56 homes .
All viewers of the new Display Home will enter in the draw for a 5-day holiday at the Ramada by Wyndham Resort in Hervey Bay , Qld . This holiday will be drawn 31st May 2024 . www . summerfield . com . au
SENIORS
As flu season arrives ,
Seniors are most at risk of acquiring viral diseases and doctors are again urging us to vax up .
Flu season is on the way and , once again , experts are encouraging Australians , especially those aged over 65 , to get vaccinated .
There ’ s even a special vaccine for the over 65s that contains four times as much flu virus antigen , which stimulates a boosted immune response , compared to the regular flu shot .
Health experts are concerned at the low rate of vaccination take up across the nation , which they are putting down to vaccination fatigue . Here is the latest advice . Influenza Last year ’ s flu season was long , and the 2024 season could be even worse , in part due part to super-spreading travellers . That ’ s the view of Dr Michael Clements , vice president and rural chair of the Royal Australian College of GPs .
“ We ’ ve been isolated in the past [ during the pandemic ] so there isn ’ t a lot of herd immunity ,” he said .
“ International travel is full steam ahead and we typically import our influenza from the northern hemisphere .”
However , he said a higher rate of infections could also reflect the fact people can now buy at home testing kits and find out if they have influenza or respiratory syncytial virus ( RSV ).
“ In the past , we may never have even known they had influenza .”
Unfortunately , your grandchildren may be most at risk this year , with experts says a significant number of children will be hospitalised .
Last year , children between the ages of five and nine had the highest influenza notification rates , and the number of deaths in children under 16 was higher than in many pre-COVID pandemic years .
Why ? Because although their healthy , they ’ re not vaccinated .
The higher the vaccine uptake , the lower the peak of infections , which makes the entire community safer , including those who aren ’ t vaccinated .
The vaccine ’ s effectiveness rate is between 40 and 60 per cent .
The following groups can receive their vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program ( NIP ):
- Children aged between six months and five years - People over 65 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Anyone who is pregnant - Those with medical conditions that increase their risk of severe influenza
The Queensland Government recently announced it would pay the cost of the flu vaccine for all residents not covered by the NIP . Other state governments may introduce similar measures .
April is a good month to get vaccinated because the vax reaches peak effectiveness in around four to six months . This means you have some protection when infections start ramping up in May and have maximum coverage at the peak , which is typically in August .
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